camber
verb (used with or without object)
to arch slightly; bend or curve upward in the middle.
cambered
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past participleof camber.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof camber.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
camberverb (used with or without object)to arch slightly; bend or curve upward in the middle.
Example Sentences
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Who knows whether they want twin tips or a more cambered ski if they’ve never even ridden a chairlift?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2021
But taken by itself, the principle of action and reaction also fails to explain the lower pressure atop the wing, which exists in that region irrespective of whether the airfoil is cambered.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 4, 2020
The face is an L-shaped structure where the sole section wraps well into the toe and across the radius of the cambered sole.
From Golf Digest ● Dec. 7, 2019
Ms. Lopatkina, the chief attraction, is undoubtedly a beautiful dancer; gorgeous cambered feet, tapered legs, soulfully arched back and winged arms.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2016
The keel is much cambered, and the bottom is flat and has considerable hollow.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 by Various
